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  2. Stepped reckoner - Wikipedia

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    To multiply by numbers over 9: The multiplicand is set into the operand dials. The first (least significant) digit of the multiplier is set into the multiplier dial as above, and the crank is turned, multiplying the operand by that digit and putting the result in the accumulator. The input section is shifted one digit to the left with the end ...

  3. Prosthaphaeresis - Wikipedia

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    For the 25 years preceding the invention of the logarithm in 1614, ... and prosthaphaeresis (bottom) algorithms to multiply two numbers. ... 1/10 2 × 1/1.27 ...

  4. Collatz conjecture - Wikipedia

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    The power of 3 multiplying a is independent of the value of a; it depends only on the behavior of b. This allows one to predict that certain forms of numbers will always lead to a smaller number after a certain number of iterations: for example, 4a + 1 becomes 3a + 1 after two applications of f and 16a + 3 becomes 9a + 2 after four applications ...

  5. Computational complexity of mathematical operations - Wikipedia

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    Here we consider operations over polynomials and n denotes their degree; for the coefficients we use a unit-cost model, ignoring the number of bits in a number. In practice this means that we assume them to be machine integers.

  6. Trachtenberg system - Wikipedia

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    Some of the algorithms Trachtenberg developed are for general multiplication, division and addition. Also, the Trachtenberg system includes some specialised methods for multiplying small numbers between 5 and 13. The section on addition demonstrates an effective method of checking calculations that can also be applied to multiplication.

  7. List of decades, centuries, and millennia - Wikipedia

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    See calendar and list of calendars for other groupings of years. See history , history by period , and periodization for different organizations of historical events. For earlier time periods, see Timeline of the Big Bang , Geologic time scale , Timeline of evolution , and Logarithmic timeline.

  8. How Many Work Hours Are in a Year? - AOL

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    So that leaves 50 weeks of work, at 40 hours per week, or 2000 work hours in a year. Other Factors That Affect Working Hours Two thousand hours is a good ballpark, but if you want to get specific ...

  9. Ages of Three Children puzzle - Wikipedia

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    Using the same argument as before it becomes clear that the number on the gate is 13, and the ages 9, 2 and 2. [5] A criticism of this problem is that a household may have two children of the same age in terms of natural numbers, but different birthdays, such as children in a mixed-parent household.